Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs Mostly On North-Northwest Trending Joints
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Is Referred To As The Navajo Sandstone
Structure10 East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027292
MRDS IDM002736
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.60918, -111.42796
References
MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METALIFFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS; MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO - HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA-UTAH, VOLUME I, P. 19 - 32 .READ, C. B., 1943 , COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT, COCONINO CO., ARIZONA; USGS, OPEN FILE REPORT.MAYO, 1955 , COPPER DEPOSITS